00:00Hi, I'm Annie Georgia Greenberg, fashion editor-at-large at Refinery29 and today
00:04we're talking about jeans. Everybody wears them, but do you buy the $20 pair or
00:10the $200 pair? Today we're putting some staffers to the test to see if they can
00:15tell the difference and which they prefer. Okay Sophia, I have two pairs of
00:19jeans behind my back. One is pricey and the other not so much. Do you think you
00:27could tell the difference? Not at all. What about now? How do you feel about these
00:32in general? I like them, they're comfortable. Let's do a squat test in a
00:36motorcycle stance. Wow. Does that feel nice? Yeah. Okay, so different vibe. Yeah. But
00:42these look pretty good. How do you feel? These are like the exact cut and like
00:49style that I've been looking for forever. Like I want to walk away with them right
00:55now. Like, bye guys. Well you can't. How much would you pay for them? Are they more
00:58or less than the last pair? They are, I definitely think that they're more. Survey
01:02says. Ding! I thought that I would always pick cheaper, but you can definitely tell
01:09the difference and now I need to go like reevaluate my life. Landon. Annie. You
01:14know good jeans, yes? Yes. Do you know bad jeans? Yes. Today we're gonna try two pairs on
01:22and you're going to tell me which you think are more expensive and which you
01:26think are less expensive. Yeah, okay. Anything. Oh. Have at it. Thanks. Do I just strip here?
01:32Landon, how do you feel, babe? I feel comfy. If you had to guess, knowing that you're a man
01:39who splurges on jeans, would you splurge on these? I would splurge on these because I feel
01:47like they would get better with wear. Put on the other pair and let's compare. I can
01:51already tell you I would not purchase these. At all? At all. They're a little
01:56crotch-hugging. There's almost no fit to them at all, which for me is just kind of
02:02lazy. I'll say they're softer. I feel more agile in them. Oh! So do you think that
02:08these are more or less than the other ones? I'm gonna say they're more because even
02:13the most luxury of brands can make some pretty hideous products. Survey says, ding!
02:20You're right. Really? These were more expensive than the other jeans. I guess that just shows
02:26you that price is arbitrary because while these may be more expensive or better
02:33made or what have you, the other ones just made me feel better on the inside. So how
02:37do these feel? They're very tight on me, but they make my butt look great. I think
02:42they're really super cute and flattering and I like the the wash on them and I
02:46really like this little detailing of having like a lighter wash as well. Does
02:50it pass the lunch test? Alright, hold on. Yeah it does. Yeah it does. I feel like this
02:58would take a really long time for me to fray in the inner thigh. Meaning like high
03:04quality. High quality. Yeah. Amazing. Well let's try on the second pair and see how
03:09those feel. Awesome. Thanks. How do you feel about these dungarees? I feel that they
03:15are much more flexible. I can definitely like move and kick and do the robot in
03:23them. The wash is very light. A lot lighter than I normally would use or would try on
03:29but because of that I would almost assume that they're the cheaper pair because of the wash.
03:34And because they're a little stretchier. I hate to tell you that you're wrong. Or maybe I'd like to
03:40tell you that you're wrong because that means the ones that you like more are more
03:43affordable. And these are the more expensive pair.
03:50I feel like my life just changed. Is this serious? This is for real. It's for real. The other ones
03:56were
03:56under $30. Oh my gosh. Can I have those? Can you guys just like give them to me now?
04:02Pants are hard. Jeans especially. Because no two jeans are created equal in price, in fit, or in quality.
04:10So what have we learned here today? Well I implore you to try every pair of jeans and
04:16see for yourself if it's worth the splurge or if you can get them on the cheap. And when
04:21you clean out your closet, recycle those jeans before you buy new ones.
